Does the Biblical story of Cain and Abel prove

[Occam Bandage]

Poll question: Does the Biblical story of Cain and Abel prove

that God hates vegetarians, and that is why vegetarians are so aggressive?

[Dinger]

1. cain Was A republican, Abel A Democrat?

:shrug: I'm guessing.

[suede1]

2. Well, he hates shrimp, that's for sure.

[TahitiNut]

3. Cain was the hunter-gatherer-herdsman and Abel was the farmer-agriculturalist.

:shrug: One interpretation I read (Joseph Campbell??) was that Cain regarded Abel's claim of 'ownership' of God's earth as a sacrilege.

[Occam Bandage]

4. Genesis 4:1-5

Adam knew his wife Eve intimately, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. She said, "I have had a male child with the LORD's help." Then she also gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel became a shepherd of a flock, but Cain cultivated the land. In the course of time Cain presented some of the land's produce as an offering to the LORD. And Abel also presented an offering — some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, but He did not have regard for Cain and his offering. Cain was furious, and he was downcast.

I agree that Cain and Abel likely represent early conflicts in sedentary society, but I believe it is between farmers and herders, and not sedentary societies and hunting-gathering ones. I think Jacob/Esau is a good comparison between hunter-gatherers and sedentary societies, on the other hand.

[TahitiNut]

6. Ah! I had it backwards. Thanks.

I should've remembered the "dissed offering" aspect.

[aquart]

10. Basically it was a range war. Cattleman vs. homesteader.

Cain vs. Abel was the world's first western.

[leftstreet]

5. Vegetarian males have really big

phytonutrients.

I just made that up

[MADem]

7. You get full marks for wit, full marks for intellectual content, full marks for amusement!

Go to the Head of the Class!!!!!!!!!

[rrneck]

8. You could

start your own religion if you got the right kind of hat.

[SpookyCat]

9. I'm sorry, I can't vote right now...

on accounta my eyes being full of weeping from the laughter...

hehhehehhehehehehehee!

:rofl:

[OffWithTheirHeads]

11. No, it proves we need gun control

.The killing must stop!

[sufrommich]

12. I'm still trying to figure out who they married. nt

[Occam Bandage]

13. I find the fact that this was moved to R/T amusing. nt

[charlie]

14. God hates broccoli?

Maybe some snap beans and black eyed peas could've changed the course of history.